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Data Labs

INITIATIVEAI & Data Capabilities and Deployment

Embedded in the AI Factories ecosystem, Data Labs will federate datasets and link them to the relevant Common European Data Spaces, giving developers a single, trusted entry point to high-value data. They will provide AI developers with large volumes of high-quality data in health, energy and other domains under clear access conditions and governance. Beyond brokerage, they will offer value-added services: dataset cleaning and enrichment; standardised formats; synthetic data; and shared technical building blocks that strengthen interoperability across sectors and borders, with data-pooling compliant with competition rules via trusted intermediaries under the Data Governance Act. The Commission’s Simpl software will lower integration costs and expand participation.

Status

To be implemented until 2026 (status quo).

External references

Associated strategies (1)

Siblings under AI Continent Action Plan(17)

Siblings in AI & Data Capabilities and Deployment(6)